noun
or ha·den·do·wa həˈdendəwə
( plural hadendoa or hadendoas or hadendowa or hadendowas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a chiefly nomadic Beja-speaking people of Nubia between the Nile and the Red sea related to the Beni Amer and Bisharin
2. : a member of the Hadendoa people